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BROOKLYN, N.Y. ― Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for the third time Thursday, overcoming a spirited progressive challenge that highlighted the ongoing ideological divide within the Democratic Party.Cuomo defeated Cynthia Nixon, 52, an actress and education activist backed by an array of left-leaning groups, who had trouble convincing voters that she had the experience needed to run the fourth-largest state in the country.Cuomo, 60, a two-term incumbent, is due to face Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican, and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, a Democrat running as an independent, in the November general election. He is heavily favored to win a third term. 9 PHOTOS Andrew Cuomo through the years See Gallery Andrew Cuomo through the years New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and girlfriend Sandra Lee look on as Pope Francis tours Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem in New York, September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan … [Read more...] about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defeats Cynthia Nixon in Democratic primary

On Sunday, March 25, the stage two finals for Overwatch League played out at the Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California. $100,000 was up for grabs between the Philadelphia Fusion and New York Excelsior (NYXL) after a very exciting five weeks of Overwatch esports action. It took the entire five map set for them to do it, but in the end, NYXL walked away with the cash and bragging rights.Coming off a massive upset against the London Spitfire in the semi-finals, Philadelphia started out the set against NYXL in much the same way—dictating the pace of the match with unorthodox tanking and aggressive DPS. It was good enough to hold NYXL to just one point on Route 66, and they had no answers for Josue "Eqo" Corona's Pharah on Gardens of Lijiang Tower. With confidence and two maps on their side, Philadelphia strolled into the second half with a chip on their shoulder.NYXL seemed like a completely different team after the half. They full-held Philadelphia on Volskaya Industries with an … [Read more...] about The New York Excelsior won Overwatch League stage two in a stunning reverse-sweep

The Stage 2 Finals of the Overwatch League concluded yesterday with the winners taking home a $100,000 prize according to a news post on the league’s official website. The New York Excelsior and Philadelphia Fusion ended up being the showcase match after the Fusion beat out the London Spitfire in the day’s earlier matches. The Overwatch League is Blizzard Entertainment’s take on e-sports for their first-person shooter Overwatch. Its inaugural season features 12 teams from around the world competing against one another. The Season is split into four Stages of five weeks apiece, and each Stage is concluded with a title match from the two best-performing teams from that time period. Stage 2 ended up seeing the New York Excelsior and Philadelphia Fusion battling it out for a $100,000 prize (with $25,000 going to the second place winners). The NYXL had previously participated in the Stage 1 Finals but lost out to the London Spitfire. If you’d like to watch … [Read more...] about Overwatch League Stage 2 Finals Saw New York Excelsior & Philadelphia Fusion Fight For $100,000

A new Avoid as Teammate option is coming to Overwatch "as soon as possible", finally giving us some immediate power to prevent other people ruining our fun.Maybe you're grouped with a tyrant, maybe you're grouped with someone deliberately working against the team and throwing the match, or maybe you're simply partnered with a pratt. Previously all you could do was report them, if you felt it was a reportable offence, and hope the game didn't group you with them again. But soon you will be able to directly affect the matchmaking process.To begin with, you will be able to set up to two players as 'Avoid as Teammate'. You'll be able to select this by clicking on their name in chat or finding them in social menus on console. When you've avoided them, they'll be avoided for seven days. After that period you can re-avoid them if you wish.The reason it's only two players is because mixing Avoid as Teammate into the matchmaking algorithm for everyone has "the potential" to increase queue … [Read more...] about Overwatch’s new tool for fighting toxicity is Avoid as Teammate

As the first stage of Overwatch League drew to a close, it represented a major milestone for Blizzard's big gamble on esports. The London Spitfire faced some setbacks during the final day of Stage 1, but after coming back from an earlier defeat against their rivals the New York Excelsior, they were able to secure victory and earn $100,000 in prize money. During a chat with Overwatch League commissioner Nate Nanzer at the finals, he spoke about how event organizers plan to refine their approach to the competition, while also reflecting on how things have transpired so far."I think we're off to a good start," said the commissioner. "There's tons of things we want to continue to iterate on and improve, but right now we're just really focused on figuring out how to continue to evolve and improve the show throughout the year, and have all of that culminate in the awesome finals event. That's the focus right now, and it's really awesome that people are happy with it. Nothing is broken, so … [Read more...] about With New Overwatch Updates On The Way, The League Prepares For Some Shake Ups